British champion jockey Kieren Fallon looks almost sure to add the Sha Tin version of the Derby to his English Classic success last season on Oath.

While Hayes contemplates a flying visit to Singapore or else a stay-at-home crack at a Class One limited handicap on February 22, trainer Ivan Allan had no reason to complain about the efforts of Housemaster.

'He ran an excellent race and showed he has come out of his International Races run very well. Just as we expected, really,' he said.

Hayes produced bottomweight Momentum (6-1) to win the Class Two, 1,600-metre sixth event and wrapped up a great day's work with Financial Supreme (3-1) in the Class Three nightcap, the 10th event on the card.

Momentum jumped in front and was never headed.

Said Hayes: 'Last time out it was one of Basil's very rare bad rides. He knows it but it's history now.

'Today, Momentum came out really well and Basil was able to get to the front and dictate.

'Off a light weight, that meant a lot. I was certain he had their measure all the way down the straight.' At the finish, Momentum won by three-quarters of a length to the Steven King-ridden Electronic Dragon (6-1) with the Howard Y.T. Cheng-ridden New Trumps (10-1) a further length-and-a-half away in third place.

Financial Supreme capped a big day for the Hayes stable and, again, it was Marcus getting the three-year-old, by former top-flight galloper Naturalism, away well and dictating terms.

Said Hayes: 'Financial Supreme is a nice young horse.

'He finished a very close second last time out to Scotia, who is definitely above average, and I felt if he jumped well and led we would be right there.' Financial Supreme did everything asked of him and ultimately lengthened stride to win by a length-and-a-quarter from Speed Win (12-1) in the Class Three, 1,400-metre event.

Said Marcus: 'It was a most pleasing way to end a very good day for the stable. Resfa was simply great.

'But it was very good to win on Momentum and I have to say I thought Financial Supreme had a great chance in the last race.' While Hayes and Marcus earned the plaudits, Moore and Fradd had every reason to smile their way through the rain at the end of the meeting.

Moore took his tally of winners to 26 and gave himself a real cushion over currently stalled Tony Cruz and Lawrie Fownes, winless but unconcerned, yesterday.

Said Fownes: 'If there had been something I really fancied, then it would undoubtedly have been different. They were doing their best and it was a case of just hoping for the best.' There was unrelenting support for Hidden Talent (6-4 favourite) in the Class Four third event and Fradd made sure there would be no mistakes with a chanceless ride that saw the three-year-old private purchase griffin produced inside the final 150 metres and win much as he pleased by three-quarters of a length.

Sillerent (18-1) put in an eye-catching run to nip second place off the Fallon-ridden Magic Hands (8-1) in the 1,800-metre event.

The second Moore and Fradd winner came in the fifth event when Really Lucky, who slid out in the market from 7-1 to 9-1, stormed home to beat Super Connections (7-1), ideally suited by the worsening conditions, handily.

Fallon was not to be denied a winner, however, and safely arrived on Espresso (7-1) in the Class Three ninth event.

The David Oughton-trained galloper had won most readily at his last start and has quickly followed up under the British champion jockey. It was a course-and-distance success but the Fradd-ridden, Moore-trained favourite, For My Wishes (2-1), looked to be more than a trifle unlucky.

A clear run for him at a crucial stage of the race might well have made all the difference.

The Triple Trio was not won yesterday, with the result that there will now be a carryover of $15.29 million to this Saturday.

Record books were also being checked to see if, or when, there was a higher $10 double dividend than $38,479.50 paid out on Health First (69-1) in the first race on to the 60-1 winner Full Effort in Race Two.